Canada helps fight conflict diamond trade
Companies will require government certificates to export diamonds to Canada, under new legislation in place to control the import, export and transit of rough diamonds.Bill C-14 was given royal assent…
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Rio Narcea joins Outokumpu in Spain (December 30, 2002)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has agreed to a phased earn-in at Finnish-based Outokumpu’s Lugo properties in northern Spain.Rio Narcea can earn an initial half-stake in the project by spending US$1.5 …
PDAC calls for papers
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is soliciting papers for the open session of its annual convention, slated for March 9-12, 2003, in Toronto.Organizers are looking for policy-related…
Goldcorp deepens High Grade zone again
Two recent holes drilled at the Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario have extended the producing High Grade zone another 122 metres at depth, reports Goldcorp (G-T).Hole 34, drilled from the 37 level…
Investors bid up junior golds
Vancouver — Santa Claus brought early Christmas presents to Canada’s junior exchange over the holiday-shortened report period ended Dec. 20 as investors placed bets that 2003 will be a good year for …
Partners boost Maverick
Vancouver — Drilling by partners Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) and Colorado-based Vista Gold (VGZ-T) has intersected mineralization outside the known resource on the Maverick Springs property, so…
Rosebel gold project enters homestretch (December 30, 2002)
Cambior (CBJ-T) is a step closer to construction at its Rosebel gold project in Suriname after that country’s National Assembly agreed to remove state-owned Grassalco’s option on the project.Under a 1…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 18-20
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeKinross GoldT258063.723.313.44+0.19…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 18-20
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N50993329.3027.6028.61+0.56…
Gold touches US$355 per oz.
Gold bugs were particularly exultant during the report period ended Dec. 20 as the yellow metal surged to US$355 per oz. on Dec. 19. during intra-day, European trading.However, any belief in gold is s…
Trading Summary (December 27, 2002)
Despite a strong performance in the gold sector, the TSX lost 13.29-points to end the last Friday of 2002 at 6,595.
Rebels hit TVI’s Canatuan – again
Vancouver Less than a month after having been granted the final approvals to develop the Canatuan polymetallic pr…